Vancouver’s UpMeals has raised a $800,000 seed round for the first smart vending meal solution in B.C. UpMeals delivers healthy, custom meals created by professional chefs and registered holistic nutritionists in individual, sustainably-packaged meals specifically tailored to each organization’s needs. Meals are available 24/7 through innovative touch screen SmartVending machines. This concept is the brainchild of […]
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Seattle’s Rad Power Bikes Raises $150 Million For Electric Bikes
Seattle’s Rad Power Bikes has raised a USD $150 million funding round from a prestigious group of investors including Morgan Stanley, Fidelity, and Vulcan Capital. Rad Power Bikes is the largest direct-to-consumer electric bike brand in North America with more than 200,000 owners across 30 countries and a full lineup of ebikes for both personal and […]
Digital Technology Supercluster Funds Telewound Care Canada Initiative
In Canada, 30 to 50 per cent of all health care involves a wound. With the pandemic, older, comorbid patients at the highest risk for wounds are also at the greatest risk of COVID-19 complications. While public health measures have helped to limit the spread of the virus, many wound patients can experience greater difficulty […]
What B.C. Tech Companies Are Ready To Rocket In 2021?
For the 19th year in a row Rocket Builders will publish a series of lists profiling B.C. companies based on their economic potential in the coming year. The “Ready to Rocket” lists feature companies in the ICT, Digital Health, Life Science and CleanTech sectors that are best positioned to capitalize on the largest growth trends […]
Nexii Raises $33 Million For Sustainably Built Starbucks Drive-Thrus
Green construction technology company Nexii has raised $33 million in its fourth round of funding. Nexii is committed to tackling the global environmental crisis by accelerating the supply of more sustainable and durable buildings. The company’s innovative green technologies allow for the rapid development of sustainable, cost-efficient, durable and disaster-resilient buildings. The funds will be […]
Vancouver’s ThisFish wins THRIVE Canada Challenge Agtech Award
Vancouver’s ThisFish has won the virtual THRIVE Canada Challenge, taking home top billing in the agtech startup category. The THRIVE Canada Challenge solves problems of the Canadian agrifood industry, accelerates the development of the ecosystem, and selects the best startups and scale-ups for investment and global recognition. The developer of seafood traceability software is no […]
Telecom Redefined: 5 Essential Omnichannel Strategies for Telecom Retailers
Omnichannel is the ability to connect with and sell to customers across multiple purchasing channels in a consistent and unified way. The phrase “omnichannel strategy” can mean a lot of things but, for telecom retailers, it means staying competitive in a rapidly evolving industry. Now more than ever, particularly with the COVID-19 pandemic changing customer […]
Precision NanoSystems Receives $25 Million To Build RNA Medicine Biomanufacturing Centre
Vancouver’s Precision NanoSystems announced today that it has received a contribution of $25.1 million through the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF). This contribution will support a $50.2-million project to establish a biomanufacturing centre in Vancouver dedicated to the production of ribonucleic acid (RNA) lipid nanoparticle vaccines and genetic medicines. The centre will support the Government of Canada’s national biomanufacturing strategy to […]
A Note To Canada’s Remote Workforce: It’s Time To Marie Kondo Your Digital Workspace
If there’s an opportunity to create content, there’s an opportunity to collect clutter. And nowhere is more prone to clutter than the virtual workspace. We’re all content creators in some respect whether we realize it or not, we store ideas in our notes app, add to-do’s to a task list, keep a running tab(s) of […]
Teradici Brings High-Performance Remote Access To The Mac
Emmy Award-winning Teradici has added support for the Mac to its industry-leading PCoIP® technology and Cloud Access Software. Teradici users can remotely access their Mac as if they were on a local machine, with the resolution and color fidelity they need to maintain the highest-quality standards. This is a first in the industry driven by […]